PHILOSOPHER

Heraclitus

535 BC - 470 BC

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Heraclitus (; Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειτος Hērákleitos; fl. c. 500 BC) was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. He exerts a wide influence on Western philosophy, both ancient and modern, through the works of such authors as Plato, Aristotle, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Heidegger. Little is known of Heraclitus's life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heraclitus is the 18th most popular philosopher (down from 14th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Heraclitus is most famous for the saying "you cannot step into the same river twice."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Heraclitus ranks 18 out of 1,267. Before him are Baruch Spinoza, Niccolò Machiavelli, Augustine of Hippo, Francis Bacon, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Thales of Miletus. After him are Thomas Aquinas, Diogenes, Erasmus, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, John Locke, and Arthur Schopenhauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 535 BC, Heraclitus ranks 1. After him are Phrynichus, and Theron of Acragas. Among people deceased in 470 BC, Heraclitus ranks 1. After him are Parmenides, and Euphronios.

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    Heraclitus

    PHILOSOPHER

    535 BC - 470 BC

    HPI: 89.05

    Rank: 1

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    Parmenides

    PHILOSOPHER

    501 BC - 470 BC

    HPI: 84.47

    Rank: 2

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    Euphronios

    POLITICIAN

    520 BC - 470 BC

    HPI: 66.03

    Rank: 3

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Heraclitus ranks 6 out of 1,347. Before him are Suleiman the Magnificent (1494), Paul the Apostle (5), Herodotus (-484), Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), and Thales of Miletus (-623). After him are Diogenes (-404), Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), Osman I (1254), Hesiod (-800), and Julian (331).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Heraclitus ranks 2. Before him are Thales of Miletus (-623). After him are Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Leucippus (-500), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Chrysippus (-281).

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